A new study has found that during exercise, the vagus nerve, essential to the body’s ‘rest and digest’ response, has a more important role in heart function than we thought. The findings could be ...

Maintaining a stable heartbeat is critical for survival. Your heart must constantly adapt its output to meet changing demands ...

Your feet might be telling you more about your heart than you realize. While seemingly unrelated, mounting evidence suggests that foot discomfort may serve as an early warning system for ...

Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM) is a significant complication of cirrhosis, but its progression and underlying mechanisms ...

A naturally occurring fat molecule reduced heart inflammation and scarring caused by diabetes, thereby improving cardiac function, according to new research. The findings open the door to developing a ...

A new study published in Engineering reveals that NSUN2, a key protein involved in RNA modification, significantly ...

Heart failure has historically been irreversible, but the outcome of a new study suggests that could someday change. At the University of Utah, scientists used a new gene therapy that was shown to ...

Lower cardiac output has been tied to poorer cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the temporal lobes of older adults without heart failure, a finding that adds to a growing body of research linking heart ...

Cardiac cirrhosis refers to a spectrum of liver disorders that dysfunction in the heart can cause. It can occur when issues with blood circulation congest the liver and cause injury. Without healthy ...

A heart PET scan is a noninvasive imaging test that uses a small amount of radiation. It helps doctors understand how the heart functions and whether it is healthy. Cardiac or heart PET scans create ...